Why surge protection is needed

Dependence on electricity and the prevalence of more and more sensitive electronics make a reliable source of high quality power essential to modern life.

Estimate by utility industry experts suggests that power-related problems cost U.S. companies more than $80 billion a year.

Evaluated from a system level, effects on business include: high maintenance costs, high production costs, production delays, lost sales, late deliveries, an idle workforce, and increased spoilage and scrap.